Read the sentence. The clouds gathering on the horizon were an inauspicious sign for the outdoor class, so rather than risk
getting caught in a downpour, Dara decided to bring the class indoors.
Based on context clues in the sentence, what is the most likely meaning of inauspicious?
unexpected
unfavorable
unreliable
unbelievable

Which of the following quote about or by jing-mei in amy tans “two kinds” is an example of indirect characterization? a) “of course, you can be a prodigy, too,” my mother told me when i was nine. “you can be best anything. what does auntie lindo know? her daughter, she is only best tricky.” b) every night after dinner my mother and i would sit at the formica topped kitchen table. c) “peter pan is very popular these days” the instructor assured my mother. d) i now had bad hair the length of a boy’s, with curly bangs that hung at a slant two inches above my eyebrows. i liked the haircut, and it made me actually look forward to my future fame.